https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/camp-culture-or-cultural-appropriation-identifying-indigenous-erasure
Camp Culture or Cultural Appropriation? Identifying Indigenous Erasure and Stereotypes to Reduce HarmThis webinar will discuss cultural appropriation and the damage perpetuated by camps with harmful stereotypes. Cheryl will discuss how whiteness permeates organizational and camp actions that...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/partner-online-course/summer-camps-abuse-prevention-program
Summer Camps Abuse Prevention ProgramASAP's abuse-prevention program is being used to ensure healthly physical and behavorial interactions and safety. It includes a Director's Guide, screening protocol, staff training - animated...
https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/volunteers/review-annual-accreditation-aar-report
Review the Annual Accreditation Report (AAR)ACA's accreditation volunteers support camps by providing educational feedback to camps on their Annual Accreditation Report (AAR). The AAR is an educational tool and annual touchpoint that...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/top-10-things-keep-mind-keep-campers-safe-abuse
Top 10 Things to Keep in Mind to Keep Campers Safe from AbuseThis column is from the 2023 May/June Camping Magazine.
https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/accreditation-academy/annual-accreditation-report-aar
Annual Accreditation Report (AAR)The Annual Accreditation Report is an educational tool and annual non-visit year touchpoint that focuses on camps' on-going improvement of their policies, procedures, and practices.
https://www.acacamps.org/donate/government-relations-work
ACA Government Relations Working to Support CampsLike many industries, the US camp industry was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Camp Association (ACA) advocated at an unprecedented level during the pandemic to enact...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/taking-steps-away-native-cultural-appropriation-interview-andrew-corley
Taking Steps Away from Native Cultural Appropriation: An Interview with Andrew CorleyIn this interview, ACA speaks with Andrew Corley, CEO of the YMCA of the Seven Council Fires. In May 2022, YMCA of the Seven Council Fires adopted its new name (formerly Sioux YMCA) as part of their...
https://www.acacamps.org/link/native-land-map
Native Land MapUse this digital land map as a guide to the territories that tribes originally occupied, then find the current local tribes and learn their history.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/we-are-learning-together-taking-steps-away-native-cultural-appropriation
We Are Learning Together: Taking Steps Away from Native Cultural Appropriation"You can't talk about us, without us!" a good friend of mine has told me time and again. I can’t agree more. I write to you from and honor the land of the Lakota people on the Cheyenne River Sioux...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/what-know-about-demographic-evaluation-questions-how-make-them-count-part-1
What to Know about Demographic Evaluation Questions and How to Make Them Count, Part 1Wheewww! Summer is about over, if not over for most camps, which means that it's time to reflect on another eventful and exciting season. Along with a bit of a breather, this time of year brings lots...